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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-07-09 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

Richard Wilson

Biography:

Richard Wilson OBE (born Ian Carmichael Wilson; 9 July 1936) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster. He played Victor Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave. A later role was as Gaius, the court physician of Camelot, in the BBC drama Merlin.

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Known For

Acting

2023

2022

G♭ as Ceri

2021

2018

Sherlock Gnomes as Mr. Capulet (voice)

2016

2015

Danny & the Human Zoo as James Broughton

2013

2012

Confessions from the Underground as Self - Narrator(voice)

2011

Gnomeo & Juliet as Mr. Capulet
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant

2010

2009

Demons as Father Simeon

2008

Merlin as Gaius

2007

Reichenbach Falls as Arthur Conan Doyle
Kingdom as Professor Barkway

2006

A Harlot's Progress as Sir James Thornhill
The One Show as Self

2005

Doctor Who as Dr Constantine

2004

2003

2002

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth as Duke of Edinburgh
Born and Bred as Dr. Donald Newman

2001

1999

Life Support as John Doone

1998

Ted & Ralph as Landowner at Party
Duck Patrol as PC Roland 'Prof' Rose
In the Red as Lord Tone
Parkinson as Self

1997

1996

Lord of Misrule as Bill Webster
Gulliver's Travels as Professor of Language

1995

Father Ted as Richard Wilson

1994

Butter as Steven Williams
Room 101 as Self

1993

The Vision Thing as James Forth
Soft Top Hard Shoulder as Uncle Salvatore
One Foot in the Algarve as Victor Meldrew

1992

Unnatural Pursuits as Hector Duff
Carry On Columbus as Don Juan Felipe
Unnatural Pursuits as Hector Duff

1991

Selling Hitler as Henri Nannen
Selling Hitler as Henri Nannen

1990

Kremlin Farewell as Lebedev
Mr. Bean as Dentist
One Foot In the Grave as Victor Meldrew
Cluedo as Reverend Green

1989

Fellow Traveller as Sir Hugo Armstrong
Under the Sun as Self - Narrator (voice)

1988

Byrne About Byrne as Eddie Clockerty
The Four Minute Mile as Harold Abrahams

1987

Prick Up Your Ears as Psychiatrist
Inspector Morse as Brian Thornton
Tutti Frutti as Eddie Clockerty
High & Dry as Richard Talbot

1986

Foreign Body as Colonel Partridge
Whoops Apocalypse as Nigel Lipman (Foreign Secretary)
Murder by the Book as Sir Max Mallowan

1985

Poppyland as Theodore Watts-Dunton
The Last Place on Earth as Scott Keltie
Howards' Way as Viscount Cunningham
Screen Two as Sir Hugo Armstrong

1984

A Passage to India as Mr. Turton
Sherlock Holmes as Duncan Ross

1983

Those Glory Glory Days as Arnold - Journalist

1982

Andy Robson as Mr. Ridley

1981

1980

Pasmore as Abercrombie
Shaping Up as Tom McCann

1979

1977

1976

Bet Your Life as Consultant
The Portland Millions as Albert Foster
Victorian Scandals as Albert Foster

1975

Through the Night as Registrar
The Sweeney as D.C.I. Anderson

1974

Soldier and Me as Dr. Nixon

1973

1972

Crown Court as Jeremy Parsons QC

1970

The People’s Jack as George III
The Day They Buried Cleaver as Det. Sgt. Sand
Play for Today as Consultant
Play for Today as Abercrombie

1968

1962

Directing

2002

1990

Changing Step as Director

1988

1984

Under the Hammer as Director

1982

Commitments as Director
The Remainder Man as Director

1970

Play for Today as Director